Judas Iscariot was the apostle of Jesus who betrayed him.

Judas is also the Greek form of the Hebrew name Judah, and may refer to:

People

  • Jude (given name)
  • Judah (son of Jacob), a patriarch
  • Judas the Zealot, mentioned in the Epistle of the Apostles (Epistula Apostolorum), written in the 2nd century
  • Judas of Galilee, also Judas of Gamala, Jewish revolt leader
  • Judas, alternate name of Jude, one of the "brothers" of Jesus
  • Judas, in whose house on the Street called Straight in Damascus Saul of Tarsus regained his sight
  • Judas (theologian), early 3rd century Christian
  • Judas Thomas Didymus or Saint Thomas
  • Judas Thaddaeus, son of James, one of the twelve apostles
  • Judas Cyriacus (died 360), man said to have assisted Helena of Constantinople to find the True Cross
  • Judas Maccabeus, founder of the Hasmonean dynasty
  • Judas Barsabbas, companion of the apostles Paul, Barnabas and Silas, emissary of the Church of Jerusalem to the Church at Antioch

Literature

  • Gospel of Judas, an ancient Gnostic Gospel
  • "Judas" (short story), a 1967 short story by John Brunner
  • Judas (manga), a 2004 manga by Suu Minazuki
  • Judas (novel), 2014 novel by Amos Oz
  • Judas (play), 1929 play by Walter Ferris and Basil Rathbone
  • Judas (comics), a 2018 comic book series written by Jeff Loveness

Film

  • Júdás, a 1918 Hungarian film
  • Judas (1930 film), a Soviet silent drama film
  • Judas (1936 film), a Mexican drama film
  • Judas (2001 film), an Italian-German television film with Enrico Lo Verso as Judas
  • Judas (2004 film), an American film with Johnathon Schaech as Judas Iscariot
  • Judas (2013 film), a Russian film with Aleksey Shevchenkov as Judas Iscariot

Music

Albums

  • Judas (Fozzy album), 2017, or the title song
  • Judas (Quelentaro album), 1970
  • Judas, a 2011 album and the title song by Wisdom

Songs

  • "Judas" (ballad), a traditional English ballad
  • "Judas" (Lady Gaga song), 2011
  • "Judas" (Josiah Queen song), 2026
  • "Judas", a 1953 song by Lucienne Delyle
  • "Judas", a 1986 song by Helloween
  • "Judas", a 1993 song by Depeche Mode from Songs of Faith and Devotion
  • "Judas", a 2007 song by Kelly Clarkson from My December
  • "Judas", a 2017 song by Fozzy from the album of the same name
  • "Judas", a 2008 song by The Verve from Forth
  • "Judas", a song by Cage the Elephant from their eponymous 2008 album
  • "Judas", a 2016 song by Banks from The Altar
  • "Judas", a 2020 song by JID from Spilligion
  • "Judas", a 2021 song by Bad Gyal from Warm Up

Other Music

  • Judas Maccabaeus (Handel), an oratorio in three acts composed in 1746 by George Frideric Handel

Other uses

  • Judas (video_game), an upcoming video game
  • Judas goat, a trained goat used in animal herding
  • Judas animals, used to locate wild or feral members of their own species
  • Judas incident, an famous incident of heckling at a Bob Dylan concert

See also

  • Betrayal
  • Judas goat (disambiguation)
  • Judas kiss (disambiguation)
  • Judas Tree (disambiguation)
  • Jude (disambiguation)
  • Kingdom of Judah